In the commemoration of Prof. Dr. André Kahn, the BASS has introduced a scientific award with the specific aim to promote and reward original research related to the field of sleep and sleep medicine of individual members. The prize is intended to facilitate active participation of the laureate in an international scientific symposium. The award was first issued in 2000 and was consolidated into an annual tradition. As from 2021, only one André Kahn award will be given.
The laureate of the scientific contest organized during the Autumn meeting of the BASS will receive the "André Kahn Sleep Award". This award is a stipend that will allow participation in any international congress of personal preference and presentation of the laureate's original work during this conference. The laureate's personal expenses with respect to travelling by air or train, meeting registration and lodging for the duration of the congress may be covered by the prize.
The prize will be presented to the participant whose presentation received the highest quote by the jury. The topic must be related to clinical-medical, clinical-scientific or basic-scientific aspects of sleep. The laureate will be awarded 2000 €.
Candidates must be younger than 65 years. At least one of the co-authors of the presented paper must be a member of the BASS.
One candidate is entitled to only one presentation.
The abstracts, one A4 page, must be sent to the BASS secretary or to info@belsleep.be , at least 2 weeks before the actual meeting. In case there are more than 10 abstracts, the jury may decide to make a preselection.
All abstracts and presentations must be in English. The presentation consists of a 10 minutes oral communication using slides or overhead sheets + 2 minutes discussion.
The candidates are judged with respect to originality of the topic, scientific relevance and quality of the presentation.
The jury consists of members of the BASS board plus delegates of Belgian universities not represented in the board or foreign invited speakers present during the scientific meeting. If a BASS board member is co-author of one of the abstracts presented, he or she will not judge this particular abstract.
The president of the BASS is chair of the jury.
The jury makes a decision immediately after the last presentation by secret vote. The result is communicated at the end of the scientific meeting.
The prize is given to the laureate by the president of the BASS.
Efficacy and dosage of acetazolamide for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Relationship between sleep apnea, hypertension and blood pressure in the general population: different susceptibility between men and women?
Sleep-disordered breathing after
lung transplantation: an observational cohort study
The developmental advantage of sleep Children outplay adults in sleep-dependent memory consolidation processes at equal learning performance
Sleep architecture and EEG spectral analysis in the Tau58/4 mouse model of tauopathy
Sleep architecture changes in the APP23 mouse model manifest at the onset of cognitive deficits
Objective vs subjective sleepiness: same difference?
Age-related differences in the dynamics of cortical excitability and cognitive inhibition during prolonged wakefulness
“Glued to the tube”: the interplay between self-control, evening television viewing, and bedtime procrastination
Noninvasive ventilation improves sleep in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a prospective polysomnographic study
Polysomnographic evaluation of sleep disordered breathing after lung transplantation
Association between sleep misperception, sympathetic EEG- and ECG- activity and distribution of K-complexes and sleep spindles in primary insomnia.
How negative expectations disturb sleep quality
Asmo: antarctic sleep monitoring
sleep-wake regulation and concurrent autonomic activation, circadian rhythms, physical activity and their impact on mood and performance during two antarctic summer expeditions
The cognitive-algebraic nature of alertness judgments
Spindles inhibit auditory processing during sleep
A tele-neurofeedback versus a tele-biofeedback protocol in insomnia: a preliminary study
Active brain processes during quiescent sleep
ARD, an automated device for REM sleep deprivation in rats
Modelling of upper airway and the assessment of a mandibular advancement device (MAD) in a sleep apnea patient using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Effect of experimentally induced cognitive arousal on sleep latency, somatic and cortical arousal
Thermoregulatory responses in driver sleepiness
Upper airway obstruction during central sleep apnea evidenced by forced oscillation technique
Servier Award:
Electrophysiology of arousal versus task-related attention in sleep apnea
Gestational hypoxemia induces long-lasting effects on the circadian clock and its response to light
Vocalization during episodes of prolonged expiration : a parasomnia related to REM sleep
